Reviews for Countryman's Pleasure in Mendon, VT
Very friendly and family like atmosphere Excellent Austrian style food
Excellent meal from the mushroom bourgignon to the schnitzels and the chicken cordon bleu. Nice wines, European atmosphere,... welcoming staff. Our second time here and we'll be back again! Read more
Love this place! My family has been coming for 20 years and even after a change in ownership it is still great. There is such a... cozy and authentic German atmosphere and the service is great. Not to mention everything we ordered was delicious and authentic! Read more
This place was great. I got the schnitzel, husband got the goulash, and kids got a burger and macaroni and cheese. We started... with some pretzels and vegetable strudel, and ended with Apple strudel. All in all, excellent meal. Fresh and full of flavor. They had these excellent fresh baked rolls come between courses also. It was a warm and cozy atmosphere and the staff waslovely. Wonderful night, will be back. Read more
The overall experience was pretty good. The staff was very nice, the ambience was nice. Very quiet, good for date night. That... being said, they have room for improvement. Here is our experience: We were greeted right away, had a reservation, but therestaurant was less than half full. Ordered a wine and appetizer. The shrimp cocktail was $14. That's not unexpected, but whenit arrived with literally 3 shrimp, we were thoroughly underwhelmed. Ordered our entree's that came with bread and a saladaccording to menu description. The bread and butter was fine. The salads never arrived. Next thing we know our entree's weredropped off. We ordered the salmon and the Veal. The Veal plate was huge. Two filets, side spaetzel and carrot salad. Thatplate was reasonably priced at $30. However, the salmon looked to be from a different chef entirely. There was a single smallfilet, served lukewarm, with a side of potatoes and the same carrot salad. The potatoes were the best thing on the plate. Thesalmon was cooked perfectly, but being served lukewarm was surprising and the carrot salad desperately needed salt. $25 forthat was such a contrast to the veal plate. It was a lovely evening, I don't blame the staff, but I was so thoroughlyunderwhelmed when I expected a truly too tier experience. Advice to the restaurant: examine your menu to rebalance your costs.You could decrease portions of some and increase portions of others. Plus, if the menu says the meal comes with a salad, deliverthe salad. Lovely restaurant but not worth it overall. Read more
My husband and I dined here. We decided to order the German pretzel with cheesy mustard sauce for an appetizer with our drinks.... It was a bit of a disappointment ~ very doughy and heavy and a little lackluster. On the other hand the little yeast rolls,plain and those topped with orange marmalade, were simply delicious. They were hot and flaky. We both ordered theJagerschnitzel which was served with spaetzle and dilled carrots. The Jagerschnitzel was flavorful and the sauce was quitegood. However, mine was a bit tough, a little too thick for my liking, and had a fair amount of grissel in it. The spaetzleand carrots should have been hotter. The side salad served with the meal was delicious except for the "roasted" cherrytomatoes. They simply looked and felt like overripe or spoiled tomatoes. The alsatian dressing was light and delicious. Ourservers, Kim and Trista made the experience. Both were very friendly, helpful and attentive. Read more
5 stars for a reason. Everything here is absolutely ????. Had warm bourbon cider. Corn crab soup. Pretzel. Duck, which was wow.... Creme brulee with maple in it. Yeah, it was a great night. The chef is amazing. The food speaks for itself. Friendly and greatservice. Read more
The staff was extremely friendly and told us about the history of the restaurant. The starter bread with the marmalade was... amazing, we wish we could have bought a jar to bring home. We got the duck and burger which were both cooked perfectly. I justwish we lived closer so that we could go more frequently. Read more